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The item Global political fallout : the first decade of the VCR, 1976-1985, Gladys D. Ganley, Oswald H. Ganley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Environment for entry of VCRs and videocassettes with special emphasis on audio recorders and cassettes -- The hardware : VCR penetration -- The role of the black market in VCR penetration -- The role of migrants in VCR penetration -- Software : videocassette distribution, including the role of organized crime -- What people are watching and where they are watching it -- Expressed concerns by governments regarding VCRs and videocassettes -- Varieties of global political acts involvintg VCRs and videocassettes -- Efforts to control VCRs and videocassettes -- Conclusions -- Appendix A : Personal communications concerning the political consequences of the global spread of VCRs and videocassettes -- Appendix B : Penetration figures

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Environment for entry of VCRs and videocassettes with special emphasis on audio recorders and cassettes -- The hardware : VCR penetration -- The role of the black market in VCR penetration -- The role of migrants in VCR penetration -- Software : videocassette distribution, including the role of organized crime -- What people are watching and where they are watching it -- Expressed concerns by governments regarding VCRs and videocassettes -- Varieties of global political acts involvintg VCRs and videocassettes -- Efforts to control VCRs and videocassettes -- Conclusions -- Appendix A : Personal communications concerning the political consequences of the global spread of VCRs and videocassettes -- Appendix B : Penetration figures